Danks - threw a good bullpen session, feels great. Will probably be ready for a rehab assignment this weekend or next week.EDIT: 6/7 - depending on the time of Danks rehab, looking to be back in the rotation next weekend against the Dodgers or facing the Cubs.

Morel - the same.

Fukudome - has a rib injury, not back as first thought. May have to go on the DL.EDIT:6/7 Fukudome on DL, retroactive to Monday

I was hoping there was room for him on the opening night roster. He's a solid veteran bat that seemed to do well in the clutch for the Rays.

__________________It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone. - A. Bartlett Giamatti

Perhaps Danks comes up as the 4th OF, and Johnson takes Lillibridge's roster spot to be the backup 1B/3B/DH and primary pinch hitter.

__________________The universe is the practical joke of the General at the expense of the Particular, quoth Frater Perdurabo, and laughed. The disciples nearest him wept, seeing the Universal Sorrow. Others laughed, seeing the Universal Joke. Others wept. Others laughed. Others wept because they couldn't see the Joke, and others laughed lest they should be thought not to see the Joke. But though FRATER laughed openly, he wept secretly; and really he neither laughed nor wept. Nor did he mean what he said.

Viciedo - In 6.10 lineup
Left the 6.8 game due to cramping in both hamstrings. Still tight as of 6.9, left hamstring was tighter than the right.
He was available to pinch-hit.

Danks - Will test his left-shoulder strain on Tuesday in Columbus. "We aren't going to get too far ahead of ourselves. We are trying to take it day by day." said Coop on how many minor league starts Danks will need.

I am starting to think that Morel's back may keep him out of action for the remainder of the season. Which brings us back to our overall production at 3B. I think a platoon of Hudson and Escobar (yes, I would like to see Escobar in there 2 or 3 times a week) is fine through July, but if the SOX are still in the thick of things, it wouldn't be a terrible idea to look for some short-term help.

Youk may obviously be the easiest option due to his contract. It would be a classic rent-a-player and if they were to deal for him close to the deadline the financial burden would only be roughly $4M + $1M buyout. I would assume the White Sox could get him for virtually nothing if they picked up the whole tab. I am not a huge fan of Youk, but this would not be a terrible option at that point.

There may be other options out there, but Youkilis is short-term and wouldn't cost the SOX all that much cash. I do know one thing, we are going to need better production out of our 3B as time goes on.

Robin said on the pregame show to not expect Morel to play "anytime soon". When asked what that meant, he said they need to find someone who can figure out what is wrong with Brent's and "to get it fixed". When asked what that meant, he said surgery is a serious option at this point. Not lookin' like Morel will be back this season.